2 types SS and Waffen SS
SS-Totenkopfverbande, or 'Death's Head Units', were set up in the 1930s to guard German concentration camps, the first being established at Dachau. By the outbreak of the war, the SS-Totenkopfverbande, together with the SS-Verfugungstruppe and the SS-Leibstandarte 'Adolf Hitler', had formed the core elements of what became known as the Waffen-SS. Within the Waffen-SS, the SS-Totenkopfverbande eventually became the elite Totenkopfdivision (Death's Head Division).After becoming part of the Waffen-SS, the Totenkopf regiments were no longer responsible for guarding concentration camps, that role being taken over by older members of the Algemeine-SS (General SS).
Answer The SS is an abbreviation for Schutz Staffeln. The Waffen-SS was a military arm of the SS and were highly trained and equpped. Names of Ranks of Waffen-SS Schütze Oberschütze Sturmann Rottenführer Unterscharführer Scharführer Standartenjunker Oberscharführer Hauptscharführer Standarten-Oberjunker Sturmscharführer Untersturmführer Obersturmführer Hauptsturmführer Sturmbannführer Obersturmbannführer Standartenführer Oberführer Brigadeführer Gruppenführer Obergruppenführer Oberstgruppenführer Reichsführer
Hitler's personal guard regiment was the Waffen SS. Which was an elite subdivision of the German SS forces.
Hugo BossHeckAnswerThe black uniform was designed by Karl Diebitsch and Walter Heck. Hugo Boss was one of the many companies that produced SS uniforms.
Hugo Ruf - Waffen SS - was born on 1920-12-30.
The cast of Die Waffen-SS - 1995 includes: Heinrich Himmler as himself Adolf Hitler as himself
Richard Landwehr has written: 'Italien volunteers of the Waffen-SS' -- subject(s): Regimental histories, Waffen-SS, Waffen-SS. Waffen-Gebirgs-(Karstjaeger) Division, 24, Waffen-SS. Waffen-Grenadier-Division, 29, World War, 1939-1945 'The \\' 'Britisches Freikorps' -- subject(s): History, Regimental histories, Waffen-SS, Waffen-SS. Britisches Freikorps, World War, 1939-1945 'Italian Volunteers of the Waffen-Ss' 'Romanian volunteers of the Waffen-SS, 1944-1945' -- subject(s): Foreign enlistment, Military service, Voluntary, Voluntary Military service, Waffen-SS
Herbert Walther has written: 'Divisionen der Waffen-SS im Einsatz' -- subject(s): Campaigns, History, Regimental histories, Waffen-SS, World War, 1939-1945 'Der Fuhrer' 'Die 1. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler' -- subject(s): History, Pictorial works, Regimental histories, Waffen-SS, Waffen-SS. SS-Panzer-Division Leibstandarte SS \Adolf Hitler,\ 1, World War, 1939-1945
Gerhard Fischer - Waffen SS - was born on 1922-11-12.
Twelve Waffen SS units
Bernd Wegner has written: 'Hitlers politische Soldaten, die Waffen-SS 1933-1945' -- subject(s): Waffen-SS 'Hitlers politische Soldaten' -- subject(s): Waffenschutzstaffel
No, most Waffen SS members were reluctant to admit their involvement after the war. Many were charged with war crimes after the war.
Waffen means weapons. Waffen-SS usually hyphenated was the armed militarized segment of the SS. Three of the top divisions were on a par with regular Army Armored divisions- but only Three- Liebstandarte, Das Reich, and Totenkopf. The Totenkopf- Death"s Head was a full-up Panzer division and was called in in such things as the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. It should be understood not all SS-men were of the Waffen-SS in fact there were Allgemeine ( generalized) SS personnel who were among usual police tasks as traffic control, security around sporting events such as the Olympics, photographers, cryptographers, etc. These were not strictly speaking Waffen-SS as these were unarmed jobs- as many police agencies have and need.AnswerIn the sense that it is used in 'Waffen SS', the word 'waffen' simply means 'armed'. So, 'Waffen SS' means 'Armed SS'.
Karl Cerff has written: 'Die Waffen-SS im Wehrmachtbericht' -- subject(s): History, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Waffenschutzstaffel, Sources, Waffen-SS
The Nazi Waffen were superior because of the flamethrower.
Mirdza Kate Baltais has written: 'The Latvian Legion in documents' -- subject(s): History, Regimental histories, Sources, Waffen-SS, Waffen-SS. Waffen-Grenadier-Division-SS, 15, World War, 1939-1945